1.1    .................... moves to amend the second committee engrossment (CEH0006-2) to
1.2H. F. No. 6, as follows:
1.3Page 169, after line 7, insert:


1.6    Section 1. Minnesota Statutes 2006, section 119A.52, is amended to read:
1.7119A.52 DISTRIBUTION OF APPROPRIATION.
1.8    (a) The commissioner of education must distribute money appropriated for that
1.9purpose to federally designated Head Start programs to expand services and to serve
1.10additional low-income children. Migrant and Indian reservation programs must be initially
1.11allocated money based on the programs' share of federal funds. The remaining money
1.12must be initially allocated to the remaining local agencies based equally on the agencies'
1.13share of federal funds and on the proportion of eligible children in the agencies' service
1.14area who are not currently being served. A Head Start grantee program must be funded
1.15at a per child rate equal to its contracted, federally funded base level at the start of the
1.16fiscal year. In allocating funds under this paragraph, the commissioner of education
1.17must assure that each Head Start program in existence in 1993 is allocated no less
1.18funding in any fiscal year than was allocated to that program in fiscal year 1993. Before
1.19paying money to the programs, the commissioner must notify each program of its initial
1.20allocation, how the money must be used, and the number of low-income children to be
1.21served with the allocation based upon the federally funded per child rate. Each program
1.22must present a plan under section 119A.535. For any grantee program that cannot utilize
1.23its full allocation at the beginning of the fiscal year, the commissioner must reduce the
1.24allocation proportionately. Money available after the initial allocations are reduced must
1.25be redistributed to eligible grantees programs.
1.26    (b) The commissioner must develop procedures to make payments to programs
1.27based upon the number of children reported to be enrolled during the required time
2.1period of program operations. Enrollment is defined by federal Head Start regulations.
2.2The procedures must include a reporting schedule, corrective action plan requirements,
2.3and financial consequences to be imposed on programs that do not meet full enrollment
2.4after the period of corrective action. Programs reporting chronic underenrollment, as
2.5defined by the commissioner, will have their subsequent program year allocation reduced
2.6proportionately. Funds made available by prorating payments and allocations to programs
2.7with reported underenrollment will be made available to the extent funds exist to fully
2.8enrolled Head Start programs through a form and manner prescribed by the department.

2.9    Sec. 2. Minnesota Statutes 2006, section 119A.535, is amended to read:
2.10119A.535 APPLICATION REQUIREMENTS.
2.11    Eligible Head Start organizations must submit a plan to the department for approval
2.12on a form and in the manner prescribed by the commissioner. The plan must include:
2.13    (1) the estimated number of low-income children and families the program will be
2.14able to serve;
2.15    (2) a description of the program design and service delivery area which meets the
2.16needs of and encourages access by low-income working families;
2.17    (3) a program design that ensures fair and equitable access to Head Start services for
2.18all populations and parts of the service area;
2.19    (4) a plan for coordinating services to maximize assistance for child care costs
2.20available to families under chapter 119B providing Head Start services in conjunction with
2.21full-day child care programs to minimize child transitions, increase program intensity and
2.22duration, and improve child and family outcomes as required in section 119A.5411; and
2.23    (5) identification of regular Head Start, early Head Start, full-day services identified
2.24in section 119A.5411, and innovative services based upon demonstrated needs to be
2.25provided.

2.26    Sec. 3. [119A.5411] FULL-DAY REQUIREMENTS.
2.27    The following phase-in of full-day services in Head Start programs or licensed child
2.28care as defined in chapter 245A is required:
2.29    (1) by fiscal year 2009, a minimum of 25 percent of the total state-funded enrollment
2.30throughout the state must be provided in full-day services;
2.31     (2) by fiscal year 2011, a minimum of 40 percent of the total state-funded enrollment
2.32throughout the state must be provided in full-day services; and
2.33    (3) by fiscal year 2013, a minimum of 50 percent of the total state-funded enrollment
2.34throughout the state must be provided in full-day services.
2.35    Head Start programs may provide full-day services as part of their own program
2.36model or through agreements with licensed full-day child care programs. If licensed child
3.1care providers do not exist in a geographic area, choose not to participate, cannot meet
3.2the federal Head Start performance standards after sufficient opportunity, or a Head Start
3.3program is unable to establish the full-day services as a part of their own program model,
3.4the Head Start program may request exemption from the commissioner.

3.5    Sec. 4. Minnesota Statutes 2006, section 124D.13, subdivision 1, is amended to read:
3.6    Subdivision 1. Establishment; purpose. A district that provides a community
3.7education program under sections 124D.18 and 124D.19 may establish an early childhood
3.8family education program. Two or more districts, each of which provides a community
3.9education program, may cooperate to jointly provide an early childhood family education
3.10program. The purpose of the early childhood family education program is to provide
3.11parenting education to support children's learning and development.

3.12    Sec. 5. Minnesota Statutes 2006, section 124D.13, subdivision 2, is amended to read:
3.13    Subd. 2. Program characteristics requirements. (a) Early childhood family
3.14education programs are programs for children in the period of life from birth to
3.15kindergarten, for the parents and other relatives of these children, and for expectant
3.16parents. To the extent that funds are insufficient to provide programs for all children, early
3.17childhood family education programs should emphasize programming for a child children
3.18from birth to age three, and encourage parents and other relatives to for children at risk
3.19of not being ready for kindergarten and the children's parents. Program providers also
3.20are encouraged to involve four- and five-year-old children and their families in school
3.21readiness programs, and other public and nonpublic early learning programs. A district
3.22may not limit participation to school district residents. Early childhood family education
3.23programs may include the following must provide:
3.24    (1) programs to educate parents and other relatives about the physical, mental,
3.25and emotional development of children;
3.26    (2) programs to enhance the skills of parents and other relatives in providing for their
3.27children's learning and development structured learning activities requiring interaction
3.28between children and their parents or relatives;
3.29    (3) structured learning experiences activities for children and parents and other
3.30relatives that promote children's development and positive interaction with peers, which
3.31are held while parents or relatives attend parent education classes;
3.32    (4) activities designed to detect children's physical, mental, emotional, or behavioral
3.33problems that may cause learning problems;
3.34    (5) activities and materials designed to encourage self-esteem, skills, and behavior
3.35that prevent sexual and other interpersonal violence;
3.36    (6) educational materials which may be borrowed for home use;
4.1    (7) (4) information on related community resources;
4.2    (8) programs to prevent (5) information, materials, and activities that support the
4.3safety of children, including prevention of child abuse and neglect; and
4.4    (9) other programs or activities to improve the health, development, and school
4.5readiness of children; or
4.6    (10) activities designed to maximize development during infancy.
4.7    (6) a community outreach plan to ensure participation by families who reflect the
4.8racial, cultural, and economic diversity of the school district.
4.9    The programs must not include activities for children that do not require substantial
4.10involvement of the children's parents or other relatives. The programs program must be
4.11reviewed periodically to assure the instruction and materials are not racially, culturally, or
4.12sexually biased. The programs must encourage parents to be aware of practices that may
4.13affect equitable development of children.
4.14    (b) For the purposes of this section, "relative" or "relatives" means noncustodial
4.15grandparents or other persons related to a child by blood, marriage, adoption, or foster
4.16placement, excluding parents.
4.17EFFECTIVE DATE.This section is effective the day following final enactment.

4.18    Sec. 6. Minnesota Statutes 2006, section 124D.13, subdivision 11, is amended to read:
4.19    Subd. 11. Teachers and coordinators. A school board must employ necessary
4.20qualified teachers licensed in early childhood or parent education for its early childhood
4.21family education programs. Coordinators of early childhood family education programs
4.22shall meet, as a minimum, the licensure requirements for a teacher within the ECFE
4.23program.

4.24    Sec. 7. Minnesota Statutes 2006, section 124D.13, is amended by adding a subdivision
4.25to read:
4.26    Subd. 13. Plan and program data submission requirements. (a) An early
4.27childhood family education program must submit a biennial plan addressing the
4.28requirements of subdivision 2 for approval by the commissioner. The plan must also
4.29describe how the program provides parenting education and ensures participation of
4.30families representative of the school district. A school district must submit the plan for
4.31approval by the commissioner in the form and manner prescribed by the commissioner.
4.32One-half of districts, as determined by the commissioner, must first submit a biennial plan
4.33by April 1, 2009, and the remaining districts must first submit a plan by April 1, 2010.
5.1    (b) Districts receiving early childhood family education revenue under section
5.2124D.135 must submit annual program data to the department by July 15 in the form and
5.3manner prescribed by the commissioner.
5.4    (c) Beginning with levies for fiscal year 2011, a school district must submit its annual
5.5program data to the department before it may certify a levy under section 124D.135.
5.6Districts selected by the commissioner to submit a biennial plan by April 1, 2010, must
5.7also have an approved plan on file with the commissioner before certifying a levy under
5.8section 124D.135 for fiscal year 2011. Beginning with levies for fiscal year 2012, all
5.9districts must submit annual program data and have an approved biennial plan on file with
5.10the commissioner before certifying a levy under section 124D.135.

5.11    Sec. 8. Minnesota Statutes 2006, section 124D.135, subdivision 1, is amended to read:
5.12    Subdivision 1. Revenue. The revenue for early childhood family education
5.13programs for a school district equals $112 for fiscal year 2007 and $120 for fiscal year
5.142008 and later, times the greater of:
5.15    (1) 150; or
5.16    (2) the number of people under five years of age residing in the district on October 1
5.17of the previous school year.
5.18EFFECTIVE DATE.This section is effective for revenue for fiscal year 2008.

5.19    Sec. 9. Minnesota Statutes 2006, section 124D.135, subdivision 3, is amended to read:
5.20    Subd. 3. Early childhood family education levy. For fiscal year 2001 to obtain
5.21early childhood family education revenue, a district may levy an amount equal to the tax
5.22rate of .5282 percent times the adjusted tax capacity of the district for the year preceding
5.23the year the levy is certified. Beginning with levies for fiscal year 2002, By September
5.2430 of each year, the commissioner shall establish a tax rate for early childhood family
5.25education revenue that raises $21,027,000 for fiscal year 2002 and $22,135,000 in each
5.26fiscal year 2003 and each subsequent year. If the amount of the early childhood family
5.27education levy would exceed the early childhood family education revenue, the early
5.28childhood family education levy must equal the early childhood family education revenue.
5.29Beginning with levies for fiscal year 2011, a district may not certify an early childhood
5.30family education levy unless it has met the annual program data reporting and biennial
5.31plan requirements under section 124D.13, subdivision 13.

5.32    Sec. 10. Minnesota Statutes 2006, section 124D.135, subdivision 5, is amended to read:
5.33    Subd. 5. Use of revenue restricted. (a) Early childhood family education revenue
5.34may be used only for early childhood family education programs.
6.1    (b) Not more than five percent of early childhood family education revenue, as
6.2defined in subdivision 7, may be used to administer early childhood family education
6.3programs.
6.4    (c) An early childhood family education program may use up to ten percent of its
6.5early childhood family education revenue as defined in subdivision 1, including revenue
6.6from participant fees, for equipment that is used in the early childhood family education
6.7program. This revenue may only be used for the following purposes:
6.8    (1) to purchase or lease computers and related materials; and
6.9    (2) to purchase or lease equipment for instruction for participating children and
6.10their families.
6.11    If a district anticipates an unusual circumstance requiring its early childhood family
6.12education program capital expenditures to exceed the ten percent limitation, prior approval
6.13to exceed the limit must be obtained in writing from the commissioner.

6.14    Sec. 11. [124D.141] STATE ADVISORY BOARD ON SCHOOL READINESS.
6.15    Subdivision 1. Establishment. A 13-member State Advisory Board on School
6.16Readiness is established in the Office of the Governor to advise the governor and the
6.17legislature on developing a coordinated, efficient, and cost-effective system for delivering
6.18throughout Minnesota early childhood programs that focus on early care and education,
6.19health care, and family support.
6.20    Subd. 2. Board members; terms. (a) The advisory board includes the following
6.2113 members:
6.22    (1) the commissioner of employment and economic development or the
6.23commissioner's designee;
6.24    (2) the commissioner of health or the commissioner's designee;
6.25    (3) the commissioner of education or the commissioner's designee;
6.26    (4) the commissioner of human services or the commissioner's designee;
6.27    (5) six public members, one of whom is the parent of a child currently enrolled
6.28in an early care and education program, five of whom are recognized experts in early
6.29care and education, one of whom is a higher education representative, one of whom is a
6.30licensed professional who currently provides student support services, and one of whom
6.31is a currently practicing early childhood educator, appointed jointly by the majority and
6.32minority leaders in the house of representatives and senate; and
6.33    (6) three public members who are community or business leaders, one of whom
6.34is a member of the Minnesota Early Learning Foundation board of directors under
6.35section 124D.175, appointed jointly by the speaker and minority leader in the house of
6.36representatives and the majority and minority leaders in the senate.
7.1    (b) Members appointed by the speaker and minority leader in the house of
7.2representatives and the majority and minority leaders in the senate serve staggered
7.3three-year terms. Board members must nominate and elect a chair and other officers
7.4from among the public members. Members initially appointed to the board shall assign
7.5themselves by lot to terms of one, two, or three years. The chair must notify the governor
7.6on the assignment of these terms. The board shall meet regularly at the times and places
7.7the board determines. Meetings shall be called by the chair or at the written request of
7.8any three members. Members' terms, compensation, removal, and vacancies are governed
7.9by section 15.0575.
7.10    Subd. 3. Duties. (a) The board shall recommend to the governor and the legislature:
7.11    (1) the most effective method to improve the coordination and delivery of early care
7.12and education services that integrates child care, early care and education programs,
7.13and family support services and programs;
7.14    (2) a multiyear plan for effectively and efficiently coordinating and integrating
7.15state services for early care and education, improving service delivery and standards
7.16of care, avoiding duplication and fragmentation of service, and enhancing public and
7.17private investment;
7.18    (3) methods for measuring the quality, quantity, and effectiveness of early care and
7.19education programs throughout the state;
7.20    (4) how to identify and measure school readiness indicators on a regular basis;
7.21    (5) how to track, enhance, integrate, and coordinate federal, state, and local funds
7.22allocated for early care and education and related family support services;
7.23    (6) policy changes to improve children's ability to start school ready to learn; and
7.24    (7) how to provide technical assistance to community efforts that promote school
7.25readiness and encourage community organizations to collaborate in promoting school
7.26readiness.
7.27    (b) In developing recommendations for the governor and the legislature under this
7.28section, the board must evaluate on an ongoing basis:
7.29    (1) what government can do to enhance families' capacity to help themselves and
7.30others; and
7.31    (2) the positive or negative effects of policies and programs recommended under this
7.32section on families affected by these programs.
7.33    (c) The board shall convene policy work groups as necessary to make
7.34recommendations to the governor and the legislature on:
7.35    (1) financing early childhood programs;
8.1    (2) building a coordinated service delivery system based on an assessment of early
8.2childhood systems and available state and federal funding;
8.3    (3) integrating a coordinated, collaborative health care component, including
8.4medical homes, parent education, family support, developmental health and early
8.5education, into early childhood programs and avoiding duplication of services;
8.6    (4) enhancing the quality and measuring the cost of child care and preschool
8.7programs; and
8.8    (5) improving the wages, benefits, and supply of early childhood professionals.
8.9    Subd. 4. Report. The task force annually by February 15 must report to the
8.10education policy and finance committees of the legislature on the recommendations the
8.11task force made during the preceding calendar year.
8.12    Subd. 5. Board expiration. The State Advisory Board on School Readiness
8.13expires January 1, 2013.
8.14EFFECTIVE DATE.This section is effective the day following final enactment.

8.15    Sec. 12. Minnesota Statutes 2006, section 124D.16, subdivision 2, is amended to read:
8.16    Subd. 2. Amount of aid. (a) A district is eligible to receive school readiness aid
8.17for eligible prekindergarten pupils enrolled in a school readiness program under section
8.18124D.15 if the biennial plan required by section 124D.15, subdivision 3a, has been
8.19approved by the commissioner.
8.20    (b) For fiscal year 2002 and thereafter, A district must receive school readiness aid
8.21equal to:
8.22    (1) the number of four-year-old children in the district on October 1 for the previous
8.23school year times the ratio of 50 percent of the total school readiness aid entitlement for
8.24that year to the total number of four-year-old children reported to the commissioner for the
8.25previous school year; plus
8.26    (2) the number of pupils enrolled in the school district from families eligible for the
8.27free or reduced school lunch program for the previous school year times the ratio of 50
8.28percent of the total school readiness aid entitlement for that year to the total number of
8.29pupils in the state from families eligible for the free or reduced school lunch program for
8.30the previous school year.
8.31    (c) For fiscal year 2008 and later, the total statewide school readiness aid entitlement
8.32equals $10,095,000.
8.33EFFECTIVE DATE.This section is effective for revenue for fiscal year 2008.

9.1    Sec. 13. [124D.1625] EXPANDING DEPARTMENT DEVELOPMENTAL
9.2ASSESSMENT ADMINISTERED TO ENTERING KINDERGARTNERS.
9.3    (a) The commissioner of education shall encourage school districts to implement the
9.4voluntary school readiness kindergarten assessment initiative in the 2008-2009 school
9.5year, to assess up to 30 percent of children.
9.6    (b) The commissioner must report the assessment results for the current school year
9.7to the legislature by January 1 of the next year.
9.8EFFECTIVE DATE.This section is effective July 1, 2007.

9.9    Sec. 14. [124D.163] TARGETED TRAINING OF EARLY CHILDHOOD
9.10PROFESSIONALS TO IMPROVE SCHOOL READINESS.
9.11    Subdivision 1. Establishment; purpose. The commissioner of education shall
9.12provide a training program for the purpose of improving the school readiness of
9.13prekindergarten children.
9.14    Subd. 2. Eligible participants. The training program is available to all staff in
9.15school readiness programs as defined in section 124D.15, Head Start programs as defined
9.16in section 119A.50, and child care centers as defined in chapter 245A. The commissioner
9.17of education shall cooperate with the commissioner of human services to identify child
9.18care center program and licensed family child care provider participants and implement
9.19the training program for them.
9.20    Subd. 3. Training content. The commissioner shall develop three foundational
9.21and sequential training modules on child observation, child and program assessment,
9.22and curriculum planning.
9.23    Subd. 4. Availability. To the extent practical, the training must be made available
9.24throughout the state on an ongoing basis. In addition to the geographic availability, the
9.25commissioner shall consider the availability of training to meet the needs of diverse
9.26cultural groups. Training materials may be translated and training may be delivered in
9.27other languages as determined by the commissioner. The training may be provided
9.28through a variety of methods that may include on-site and Web-based delivery.

9.29    Sec. 15. [124D.165] EARLY CHILDHOOD SCHOLARSHIPS.
9.30    Subdivision 1. Purpose. The commissioner must establish an early childhood
9.31scholarship fund to improve the school readiness of prekindergarten children at risk
9.32of being unprepared for kindergarten. Scholarships are available for the purpose of
9.33participating in an approved program as specified in subdivision 4 the year prior to
9.34kindergarten entrance.
10.1    Subd. 2. Eligibility. A parent or legal guardian of a four-year-old child with a
10.2household income that does not exceed 185 percent of the federal poverty guidelines,
10.3adjusted for family size, is eligible to apply for an annual scholarship of up to $4,000 for
10.4each eligible child.
10.5    Subd. 3. Scholarship application, award, and process. Parents or guardians
10.6meeting the eligibility requirements defined in subdivision 2 may apply for a scholarship
10.7certificate. Application must be made according to the form and manner prescribed by the
10.8commissioner. The certificates must be redeemable for instruction at an approved early
10.9childhood program, as specified in subdivision 4, for up to one year from the date of
10.10issue or until the child for whom the scholarship is designated enrolls in kindergarten,
10.11whichever occurs first. The commissioner shall annually award scholarship certificates to
10.12eligible applicants in the order applications are received until all funds available for the
10.13year have been obligated. Recipients may not transfer a scholarship certificate to another
10.14person. The parent or guardian may transfer the scholarship certificate to another approved
10.15early childhood program according to requirements established by the commissioner.
10.16    Subd. 4. Program approval. A program must be approved by the commissioner
10.17to be eligible to receive state early childhood scholarship program funds on behalf of
10.18an enrolled scholarship certificate recipient. Early childhood programs must apply for
10.19approval in the form and manner prescribed by the commissioner and must be:
10.20    (1) a federally designated Head Start program as defined in section 119A.50;
10.21    (2) a school readiness program as defined in section 124D.15; or
10.22    (3) a licensed child care program as defined in chapter 245A.
10.23    The application must include evidence that the program provides research-based
10.24instruction to support school readiness. Programs must submit any program changes
10.25related to approval as they occur and must reapply for approval every three years.
10.26    Subd. 5. Payments to approved programs. The commissioner shall issue
10.27payments of scholarship funds on a reimbursement basis to approved programs as defined
10.28in subdivision 4 for services provided that are comparable to service costs for program
10.29participants who do not receive a scholarship. Scholarship funds may not be used for
10.30services that are available at no cost to nonscholarship recipient families. Approved
10.31programs must maintain documentation of services provided and the commissioner shall
10.32verify information submitted by approved programs to ensure appropriate services were
10.33provided to eligible recipients for whom state early childhood scholarship funds are paid.
10.34Scholarship funds awarded to families receiving other forms of assistance, such as child
11.1care assistance, must be used to supplement and may not be used to supplant services
11.2provided through that assistance.
11.3    Subd. 6. Scholarship not income for purposes of other publicly funded
11.4programs. Notwithstanding any law to the contrary, the receipt of a scholarship does not
11.5count as earned income for the purposes of medical assistance, MinnesotaCare, MFIP,
11.6child care assistance, or Head Start programs.

11.7    Sec. 16. Minnesota Statutes 2006, section 124D.175, is amended to read:
11.8124D.175 MINNESOTA EARLY LEARNING FOUNDATION.
11.9    (a) The commissioner must make a grant to the Minnesota Early Learning
11.10Foundation to may implement an early childhood development grant program for
11.11low-income and other challenged families that increases the effectiveness and expands
11.12the capacity of public and nonpublic early childhood development programs, which may
11.13include child care programs, and leads to improved early childhood parent education and
11.14children's kindergarten readiness. The program must may include:
11.15    (1) grant awards to existing early childhood development program providers that
11.16also provide parent education programs and to qualified providers proposing to implement
11.17pilot programs for this same purpose;
11.18    (2) grant awards to enable low-income families to participate in these programs;
11.19    (3) grant awards to improve overall programmatic quality; and
11.20    (4) an evaluation of the programmatic and financial efficacy of all these programs,
11.21which may be performed using measures of services, staffing, and management systems
11.22that provide consistent information about system performance, show trends, confirm
11.23successes, and identify potential problems in early childhood development programs.
11.24This grant program must not supplant existing early childhood development programs
11.25or child care funds.
11.26    (b) The commissioner must make a grant to a private nonprofit, section 501(c)(3)
11.27organization to implement the requirements of paragraph (a). The private nonprofit
11.28organization must be governed by a board of directors composed of members from the
11.29public and nonpublic sectors, where the nonpublic sector members compose a simple
11.30majority of board members and where the public sector members are state and local
11.31government officials, kindergarten through grade 12 or postsecondary educators, and early
11.32childhood providers appointed by the governor. Membership on the board of directors
11.33by a state agency official are work duties for the official and are not a conflict of interest
11.34under section 43A.38. The board of directors must appoint an executive director and must
11.35seek advice from geographically and ethnically diverse parents of young children and
12.1representatives of early childhood development providers, kindergarten through grade 12
12.2and postsecondary educators, public libraries, and the business sector.
12.3     The board of directors is subject to the open meeting law under chapter 13D.
12.4All other terms and conditions under which board members serve and operate must be
12.5described in the articles and bylaws of the organization. The private nonprofit organization
12.6is not a state agency and is not subject to laws governing public agencies except the
12.7provisions of chapter 13, salary limits under section 15A.0815, subdivision 2, and audits
12.8by the legislative auditor under chapter 3 apply.
12.9    (c) (b) In addition to the duties under paragraph (a), the Minnesota Early Learning
12.10Foundation (MELF) shall evaluate the effectiveness of the a voluntary NorthStar quality
12.11Improvement and rating system. The NorthStar Quality Improvement and Rating System
12.12 quality rating system must:
12.13    (1) provide consumer information for parents on child care and early education
12.14program quality and ratings;
12.15    (2) set indicators to identify quality in care and early education settings, including
12.16licensed family child care and centers, tribal providers and programs, and Head Start
12.17and school-age programs, and identify quality programs through ratings and ongoing
12.18monitoring of programs;
12.19    (3) provide funds resources and incentives for provider improvement grants and
12.20quality achievement grants;
12.21    (4) require participating providers to incorporate the state's early learning standards
12.22in their curriculum activities and develop appropriate child assessments aligned with the
12.23kindergarten readiness assessment implement a curriculum and child assessments that
12.24align with the kindergarten through grade 2 standards;
12.25    (5) provide accountability for the NorthStar Quality Improvement and Rating
12.26System's effectiveness in improving child outcomes and kindergarten readiness an
12.27evaluation of the quality rating system; and
12.28    (6) align current and new state investments to improve the quality of child care
12.29with the NorthStar quality Improvement and rating system framework, by providing
12.30accountability and informed parent choice.
12.31    (c) The Minnesota Early Learning Foundation shall report back to the legislature by
12.32January 15, 2008, annually on the progress being made under this paragraph paragraphs
12.33(a) and (b).
12.34    (d) This section expires June 30, 2011 2012. If no state appropriation is made for
12.35purposes of this section, the commissioner must not implement paragraphs (a) and (b).
13.1    (e) A legislative advisory task force shall be established to meet with MELF
13.2regarding pilot projects for scholarship programs, and regarding other programs and pilot
13.3projects of a similar nature conducted in Minnesota or elsewhere. The task force shall
13.4have eight members, appointed as follows: two members from the majority party of the
13.5house of representatives, appointed by the speaker, one of whom shall be designated
13.6the house of representatives cochair, and two from nonmajority members of the house
13.7of representatives, appointed by the speaker with advice from the minority leader; two
13.8members from the majority party in the senate, one of whom shall be designated the
13.9senate cochair, and two from nonmajority members of the senate, appointed by the
13.10senate subcommittee on committees. Appointments shall be balanced geographically,
13.11with at least two members from substantially suburban districts and four members from
13.12nonmetropolitan districts. The task force shall meet at least twice per year.

13.13    Sec. 17. [124D.2211] AFTER-SCHOOL COMMUNITY LEARNING
13.14PROGRAMS.
13.15    Subdivision 1. Establishment. A competitive statewide after-school community
13.16learning grant program is established to provide grants to community or nonprofit
13.17organizations, political subdivisions, for-profit or nonprofit child care centers, or
13.18school-based programs that serve youth after school or during nonschool hours. The
13.19commissioner shall develop criteria for after-school community learning programs.
13.20    Subd. 2. Program outcomes. The expected outcomes of the after-school
13.21community learning programs are to increase:
13.22    (1) school connectedness of participants;
13.23    (2) academic achievement of participating students in one or more core academic
13.24areas;
13.25    (3) the capacity of participants to become productive adults; and
13.26    (4) prevent truancy from school and prevent juvenile crime.
13.27    Subd. 3. Grants. An applicant shall submit an after-school community learning
13.28program proposal to the commissioner. The submitted plan must include:
13.29    (1) collaboration with and leverage of existing community resources that have
13.30demonstrated effectiveness;
13.31    (2) outreach to children and youth; and
13.32    (3) involvement of local governments, including park and recreation boards or
13.33schools, unless no government agency is appropriate.
13.34    Proposals will be reviewed and approved by the commissioner.

13.35    Sec. 18. Minnesota Statutes 2006, section 124D.531, subdivision 1, is amended to read:
14.1    Subdivision 1. State total adult basic education aid. (a) The state total adult basic
14.2education aid for fiscal year 2005 is $36,509,000. The state total adult basic education
14.3aid for fiscal year 2006 equals $36,587,000 plus any amount that is not paid for during
14.4the previous fiscal year, as a result of adjustments under subdivision 4, paragraph (a), or
14.5section 124D.52, subdivision 3. The state total adult basic education aid for fiscal year
14.62007 equals $37,673,000 plus any amount that is not paid for during the previous fiscal
14.7year, as a result of adjustments under subdivision 4, paragraph (a), or section 124D.52,
14.8subdivision 3 . The state total adult basic education aid for fiscal year 2008 equals
14.9$40,650,000, plus any amount that is not paid during the previous fiscal year as a result of
14.10adjustments under subdivision 4, paragraph (a), or section 124D.52, subdivision 3. The
14.11state total adult basic education aid for later fiscal years equals:
14.12    (1) the state total adult basic education aid for the preceding fiscal year plus any
14.13amount that is not paid for during the previous fiscal year, as a result of adjustments under
14.14subdivision 4, paragraph (a), or section 124D.52, subdivision 3; times
14.15    (2) the lesser of:
14.16    (i) 1.03; or
14.17    (ii) the greater of 1.00 or the ratio of the state total contact hours in the first prior
14.18program year to the state total contact hours in the second prior program year.
14.19    Beginning in fiscal year 2002, two percent of the state total adult basic education
14.20aid must be set aside for adult basic education supplemental service grants under section
14.21124D.522 .
14.22    (b) The state total adult basic education aid, excluding basic population aid, equals
14.23the difference between the amount computed in paragraph (a), and the state total basic
14.24population aid under subdivision 2.

14.25    Sec. 19. Minnesota Statutes 2006, section 124D.531, subdivision 4, is amended to read:
14.26    Subd. 4. Adult basic education program aid limit. (a) Notwithstanding
14.27subdivisions 2 and 3, the total adult basic education aid for a program per prior year
14.28contact hour must not exceed $21 $22 per prior year contact hour computed under
14.29subdivision 3, clause (2).
14.30    (b) For fiscal year 2004, the aid for a program under subdivision 3, clause (2),
14.31adjusted for changes in program membership, must not exceed the aid for that program
14.32under subdivision 3, clause (2), for fiscal year 2003 by more than the greater of eight
14.33percent or $10,000.
14.34    (c) For fiscal year 2005, the aid for a program under subdivision 3, clause (2),
14.35adjusted for changes in program membership, must not exceed the sum of the aid for that
14.36program under subdivision 3, clause (2), and Laws 2003, First Special Session chapter 9,
15.1article 9, section 8, paragraph (a), for the preceding fiscal year by more than the greater of
15.2eight percent or $10,000.
15.3    (d) For fiscal year years 2006 and later 2007, the aid for a program under subdivision
15.43, clause (2), adjusted for changes in program membership, must not exceed the aid for
15.5that program under subdivision 3, clause (2), for the first preceding fiscal year by more
15.6than the greater of eight percent or $10,000.
15.7    (e) For fiscal year 2008, the aid for a program under subdivision 3, clause (2),
15.8adjusted for changes in program membership, shall not be limited.
15.9    (f) For fiscal year 2009 and later, the aid for a program under subdivision 3, clause
15.10(2), adjusted for changes in program membership, must not exceed the aid for that
15.11program under subdivision 3, clause (2), for the first preceding fiscal year by more than
15.12the greater of 11 percent or $10,000.
15.13    (e) (g) Adult basic education aid is payable to a program for unreimbursed costs
15.14occurring in the program year as defined in section 124D.52, subdivision 3.
15.15    (f) (h) Any adult basic education aid that is not paid to a program because of the
15.16program aid limitation under paragraph (a) must be added to the state total adult basic
15.17education aid for the next fiscal year under subdivision 1. Any adult basic education aid
15.18that is not paid to a program because of the program aid limitations under paragraph (b),
15.19(c), or (d), must be reallocated among programs by adjusting the rate per contact hour
15.20under subdivision 3, clause (2).

15.21    Sec. 20. Minnesota Statutes 2006, section 124D.55, is amended to read:
15.22124D.55 GENERAL EDUCATION DEVELOPMENT (GED) TEST FEES.
15.23    (a) The commissioner shall pay 60 75 percent of the fee that is charged to an eligible
15.24individual for the full battery of a general education development (GED) test, but not
15.25more than $20 $75 for an eligible individual.
15.26    (b) Notwithstanding paragraph (a), the commissioner shall pay 100 percent of the
15.27initial fee for an eligible individual who is homeless or precariously housed, as determined
15.28by the commissioner.

15.29    Sec. 21. Minnesota Statutes 2006, section 124D.56, subdivision 1, is amended to read:
15.30    Subdivision 1. Revenue amount. A district that is eligible according to section
15.31124D.20, subdivision 2 , may receive revenue for a program for adults with disabilities.
15.32Revenue for the program for adults with disabilities for a district or a group of districts
15.33equals the lesser of:
15.34    (1) the actual expenditures for approved programs and budgets; or
15.35    (2) $60,000 $75,000.
16.1EFFECTIVE DATE.This section is effective for revenue for fiscal year 2008.

16.2    Sec. 22. Minnesota Statutes 2006, section 124D.56, subdivision 2, is amended to read:
16.3    Subd. 2. Aid. Program aid for adults with disabilities equals the lesser of:
16.4    (1) one-half of the actual expenditures for approved programs and budgets; or
16.5    (2) $30,000 $37,500.
16.6EFFECTIVE DATE.This section is effective for revenue for fiscal year 2008.

16.7    Sec. 23. Minnesota Statutes 2006, section 124D.56, subdivision 3, is amended to read:
16.8    Subd. 3. Levy. A district may levy for a program for adults with disabilities an
16.9amount up to the amount designated not to exceed the difference between the revenue
16.10amount calculated in subdivision 1 and the aid amount calculated in subdivision 2. In the
16.11case of a program offered by a group of districts, the levy amount must be apportioned
16.12among the districts according to the agreement submitted to the department.
16.13EFFECTIVE DATE.This section is effective for revenue for fiscal year 2008.

16.14    Sec. 24. EARLY CHILDHOOD COMMUNITY HUB PLANNING AND
16.15IMPLEMENTATION GRANTS.
16.16    Subdivision 1. Establishment. (a) A two-year grant program is established to
16.17increase children's school readiness and success using early childhood community hubs.
16.18An early childhood community hub must promote children's school readiness from before
16.19birth to kindergarten by coordinating and improving families' access to:
16.20    (1) community early care and education services;
16.21    (2) school;
16.22    (3) health services; and
16.23    (4) other family support services that stabilize, support, and assist families in
16.24meeting their children's health and developmental needs.
16.25    (b) The commissioner of education shall designate at least four hubs to be established
16.26under this section. One hub must be located in a rural area of the state, one must be in a
16.27suburban area, and one must be in an urban area. The commissioner shall consider other
16.28demographic and cultural factors to ensure that hubs are selected in diverse areas of the
16.29state, and shall ensure that a significant number of participants in each area are eligible
16.30for free or reduced-price lunch.
16.31    Subd. 2. Eligibility; application. (a) An applicant for a grant must be a school
16.32district, a consortium of school districts, or a tribal school interested in collaborating with
16.33community-based early childhood care and education providers to maximize the services
16.34available to eligible families.
17.1    (b) An interested applicant must submit a plan to the commissioner of education,
17.2in the form and manner the commissioner determines, to implement an early childhood
17.3community hub that is located in a public school, a tribal school, or other appropriate
17.4community location. An applicant must include in the plan a community-based assessment
17.5of the existing resources and needs for providing high quality early care and education
17.6services, health and mental health services, and other social services that support healthy
17.7families and safe neighborhoods. A district superintendent or a designated representative,
17.8or a tribal school principal or a designated representative, must oversee the community
17.9collaboration.
17.10    Subd. 3. Program components. (a) Grant recipients must:
17.11    (1) provide for an ongoing assessment of local resources and needs for high quality
17.12early care and education services, health and mental health services, and other social
17.13services that support safe neighborhoods and healthy families;
17.14    (2) develop and implement, in consultation with an advisory committee under
17.15subdivision 4, a plan to improve the healthy development and school readiness of children
17.16from before birth to kindergarten;
17.17    (3) develop collaborative partnerships among school-based early childhood
17.18programs, kindergarten teachers and other school officials, community-based Head
17.19Start and child care programs including licensed centers, family child care homes,
17.20and unlicensed family friend and neighbor caregivers, early intervention interagency
17.21committees, and other appropriate partners that:
17.22    (i) use the Minnesota child care resource and referral network to provide parents
17.23with information on quality early care and education services and financial aid options for
17.24their children from birth to kindergarten;
17.25    (ii) provide high quality early care and education settings for children from birth to
17.26kindergarten;
17.27    (iii) connect families to health, mental health, adult basic education, English
17.28language learning, family literacy programs, and other relevant social services; and
17.29    (iv) promote shared professional development activities in early care and education
17.30settings that integrate curriculum, assessment, and instruction and are aligned with
17.31kindergarten through grade 12 standards;
17.32    (4) provide meaningful kindergarten transition services for families that begin one
17.33school year before a child enters kindergarten;
17.34    (5) develop and implement an evaluation plan to determine the effectiveness of the
17.35collaboration, the level of parent satisfaction, and children's kindergarten readiness before
17.36and after participating in the program; and
18.1    (6) assign an unduplicated MARSS number to each child participating in the
18.2program.
18.3    (b) An applicant must agree to contract with a qualified person to coordinate the hub
18.4who, at a minimum, must have:
18.5    (1) a bachelor's degree in early childhood development or a related field;
18.6    (2) experience working with low-income families from diverse cultural communities;
18.7and
18.8    (3) experience working with state and community school readiness providers.
18.9    (c) An applicant must agree to provide a 15 percent local match for any grant money
18.10it receives, of which five percent may be in-kind contributions. A grant recipient must use
18.11the grant, including the local match, to supplement but not supplant existing state-funded
18.12early childhood initiatives in the community.
18.13    Subd. 4. Advisory committees. Each early childhood community hub grantee must
18.14have an advisory committee, which may be a preexisting early childhood committee or
18.15a newly formed early childhood advisory committee. A newly formed early childhood
18.16advisory committee must include at least the following members selected by the school
18.17administrator who oversees the community collaboration:
18.18    (1) 30 percent parents;
18.19    (2) the school administrator who oversees the community collaboration;
18.20    (3) licensed teachers for kindergarten through grade 3;
18.21    (4) licensed child care providers that include family child care and center-based
18.22providers;
18.23    (5) Head Start providers;
18.24    (6) early childhood family education and school readiness providers;
18.25    (7) early childhood special education providers;
18.26    (8) a child care resource and referral agency;
18.27    (9) community business leaders;
18.28    (10) an early intervention interagency committee liaison;
18.29    (11) other appropriate community members serving young children and their
18.30families; and
18.31    (12) an official from a county-recognized labor organization that serves as a partner
18.32with licensed family day care providers.
18.33    Subd. 5. Evaluation. The commissioner must provide for an evaluation of this
18.34grant program and must recommend to the education policy and finance committees of
18.35the legislature by February 15, 2010, whether or not to expand the program throughout
18.36the state.
19.1EFFECTIVE DATE.This section is effective July 1, 2007.

19.2    Sec. 25. PROVISIONAL QUALITY RATING SYSTEM, LICENSED CHILD
19.3CARE.
19.4    For fiscal year 2009 only, a licensed child care program shall receive a provisional
19.5quality rating system approval if the provider certifies to the Department of Human
19.6Services that it uses curricula and child assessment instruments approved by the
19.7Department of Human Services, provides opportunities for parent involvement and parent
19.8education, proves a program with sufficient intensity and duration to improve school
19.9readiness of participating children, and meets other criteria determined necessary by the
19.10commissioner of human services.

19.11    Sec. 26. PROVISIONAL QUALITY RATING SYSTEM, SCHOOL READINESS.
19.12    For fiscal year 2009 only, a school readiness program shall receive a provisional
19.13quality rating system approval if the provider certifies to the Department of Education
19.14that it uses curricula and child assessment instruments approved by the Department of
19.15Education, provides opportunities for parent involvement and parent education, proves a
19.16program with sufficient intensity and duration to improve school readiness of participating
19.17children, and meets other criteria determined necessary by the commissioner of education.

19.18    Sec. 27. SCHOLARSHIP DEMONSTRATION PROJECTS.
19.19    Subdivision 1. Early childhood allowance. The commissioners of human services
19.20and education shall establish two scholarship demonstration projects to be conducted in
19.21partnership with the Minnesota Early Learning Foundation to promote children's school
19.22readiness. The demonstration projects shall be designed and evaluated by the Minnesota
19.23Early Learning Foundation in consultation with the legislative advisory group. The
19.24programs shall be conducted in nonurban areas outside the seven-county metropolitan area.
19.25    Subd. 2. Family eligibility. Parents or legal guardians with incomes less than or
19.26equal to 185 percent of the federal poverty guidelines are eligible to receive allowances to
19.27pay for their children's education in a quality early education program, in an amount not
19.28to exceed $4,000 per child per year. The allowance must be used during the 12 months
19.29following receipt of the allowance by the claimant for a child who is age 3 or 4 on August
19.3031, to pay for services designed to promote school readiness in a quality early education
19.31setting. A quality program is one that meets the standards in subdivision 3.
19.32    Subd. 3. Quality standards. (a) A quality early care and education setting is any
19.33service or program that receives a quality rating from the Department of Human Services
19.34under the Minnesota Early Learning Foundation quality rating system administered by
19.35the Department of Human Services and agrees to accept a prekindergarten education
20.1allowance to pay for services. For fiscal year 2008 and 2009 only, a provider may satisfy
20.2the quality rating system requirements and be deemed eligible to participate in this
20.3program if the provider has received a provisional quality rating system approval from
20.4either the Department of Human Services or the Department of Education.
20.5    (b) For the purposes of receiving a provisional quality rating, a child care program or
20.6provider must be approved by the commissioner of human services and a school readiness
20.7program or a Head Start program must be approved by the commissioner of education.
20.8Programs and providers must apply for approval in the form and manner prescribed by the
20.9commissioners. To receive approval, the commissioners must determine that applicants:
20.10    (1) use research-based curricula that are aligned with the education standards under
20.11Minnesota Statutes, section 120B.021, instruction, and child assessment instruments
20.12approved by the Department of Education and the Department of Human Services, in
20.13consultation with the Minnesota Early Learning Foundation;
20.14    (2) provide a program of sufficient intensity and duration to improve the school
20.15readiness of participating children;
20.16    (3) provide opportunities for parent involvement; and
20.17    (4) meet other research-based criteria determined necessary by the commissioners.
20.18    (c) For 2008 and 2009, notwithstanding paragraph (b), Head Start programs
20.19meeting Head Start performance standards and accredited child care centers are granted
20.20a provisional quality rating for the purposes of receiving a prekindergarten education
20.21allowance under this statute.
20.22    (d) A provider deemed eligible to receive a prekindergarten education allowance
20.23under paragraphs (a) to (c) may use the allowance to enhance services above the current
20.24quality levels, increase the duration of services provided, or expand the number of children
20.25to whom services are provided.
20.26    (e) For fiscal years 2008 and 2009 only, when no quality program is available, a
20.27recipient may direct the prekindergarten education allowance to a provider or program for
20.28school readiness quality improvements that will make the provider or program eligible
20.29for a quality rating according to the quality rating system. Allowable expenditures that
20.30will increase the capacity of the provider or program to help children be ready for school
20.31include purchase of curricula and assessment tools, training on the use of curriculum and
20.32assessment tools, purchase of materials to improve the learning environment, or other
20.33expenditures approved by the commissioner of human services for child care providers
20.34and the commissioner of education for school readiness programs.
20.35    Subd. 4. Eligibility; applications. The Department of Human Services and
20.36Department of Education shall, in cooperation with the Minnesota Early Learning
21.1Foundation, develop an application process for eligible families. Eligible families
21.2must have incomes less than or equal to 185 percent of the federal poverty guidelines.
21.3Allowances paid to families under this program may not be counted as earned income
21.4for the purposes of medical assistance, MinnesotaCare, MFIP, child care assistance, or
21.5Head Start programs.
21.6    Subd. 5. Expenditures. This program shall operate during fiscal years 2008 and
21.72009.
21.8EFFECTIVE DATE.This section is effective the day following final enactment
21.9and its provisions sunset on January 1, 2012.

21.10    Sec. 28. GRANT PROGRAM TO PROMOTE THE HEALTHY DEVELOPMENT
21.11OF CHILDREN AND YOUTH WITHIN THEIR COMMUNITIES.
21.12    (a) The commissioner of education must contract with the Search Institute to help
21.13local communities develop, expand, and maintain the tools, training, and resources needed
21.14to foster positive child and youth development and effectively engage young people in
21.15their communities. The Search Institute must educate individuals and community-based
21.16organizations to adequately understand and meet the development needs of their children
21.17and youth, use best practices to promote the healthy development of children and youth,
21.18share best program practices with other interested communities, and create electronic and
21.19other opportunities for communities to share experiences in and resources for promoting
21.20the healthy development of children and youth.
21.21    (b) The commissioner of education must provide for an evaluation of the
21.22effectiveness of this program and must recommend to the education policy and finance
21.23committees of the legislature by February 15, 2010, whether or not to make the program
21.24available statewide. The Search Institute annually must report to the commissioner of
21.25education on the services it provided and the grant money it expended under this section.
21.26EFFECTIVE DATE.This section is effective the day following final enactment.

21.27    Sec. 29. APPROPRIATION.
21.28    Subdivision 1. Department of Education. The sums indicated in this section are
21.29appropriated from the general fund to the Department of Education for the fiscal years
21.30designated.
21.31    Subd. 2. Early childhood family education aid. For early childhood family
21.32education aid under Minnesota Statutes, section 124D.135:

21.33		$	21,106,000	.....	2008
21.34		$	21,888,000	.....	2009

22.1    The 2008 appropriation includes $1,796,000 for 2007 and $19,310,000 for 2008.
22.2    The 2009 appropriation includes $2,145,000 for 2008 and $19,743,000 for 2009.
22.3    Subd. 3. Targeted training of early childhood professionals. For the targeted
22.4training of early childhood professionals under Minnesota Statutes, section 124D.163:

22.5		$	155,000	.....	2008
22.6		$	70,000	.....	2009

22.7    Any balance in the first year does not cancel but is available in the second year. The
22.8base for this program in fiscal year 2010 and later is $70,000.
22.9    Subd. 4. Early childhood community hub planning and implementation grants.
22.10    For planning and implementation grants under section 24:

22.11		$	1,000,000	.....	2008
22.12		$	1,000,000	.....	2009

22.13    This appropriation is one time.
22.14    Subd. 5. Early childhood scholarships. For early childhood scholarships under
22.15section 15:

22.16		$	392,000	.....	2008
22.17		$	2,108,000	.....	2009

22.18    This appropriation is one time.
22.19    Subd. 6. School readiness. For revenue for school readiness programs under
22.20Minnesota Statutes, sections 124D.15 and 124D.16:

22.21		$	9,995,000	.....	2008
22.22		$	10,095,000	.....	2009

22.23    The 2008 appropriation includes $909,000 for 2007 and $9,086,000 for 2008.
22.24    The 2009 appropriation includes $1,009,000 for 2008 and $9,086,000 for 2009.
22.25    Subd. 7. State Advisory Board on School Readiness. For the State Advisory
22.26Board on School Readiness under section 11:

22.27		$	46,000	.....	2008
22.28		$	40,000	.....	2009

22.29    The base for this program is $40,000 per year for fiscal year 2010 and later.
22.30    Subd. 8. Lifetrack Resources. For a contract with Lifetrack Resources to provide a
22.31program in Ramsey County to expand school readiness and home visiting services for
22.32children from birth to kindergarten who are at risk of or have been diagnosed with mental
22.33illness or developmental delays due to fetal alcohol or drug exposure, child neglect, or
22.34abuse, and their families in order to ensure the children's school readiness:

23.1		$	500,000	.....	2008
23.2		$	500,000	.....	2009

23.3    This appropriation is one time.
23.4    Subd. 9. Minnesota Learning Resource Center. For a grant to A Chance to
23.5Grow/New Visions for the Minnesota Learning Resource Center's comprehensive training
23.6program for education professionals charged with helping children acquire learning
23.7readiness skills:

23.8		$	75,000	.....	2008
23.9		$	75,000	.....	2009

23.10    Any balance in the first year does not cancel but is available in the second year.
23.11    The Minnesota Learning Resource Center shall issue a report by January 15, 2009, to
23.12the committees of the house of representatives and senate responsible for early childhood
23.13programs. The report shall describe the conduct of the training provided to the A Chance
23.14to Grow/New Visions program, and any findings or lessons learned that might prove
23.15useful to the training of education professionals or the improvement of learning readiness
23.16services for children from such training.
23.17    This appropriation is one time.
23.18    Subd. 10. Health and developmental screening aid. For health and developmental
23.19screening aid under Minnesota Statutes, sections 121A.17 and 121A.19:

23.20		$	3,159,000	.....	2008
23.21		$	3,330,000	.....	2009

23.22    The 2008 appropriation includes $288,000 for 2007 and $2,871,000 for 2008.
23.23    The 2009 appropriation includes $319,000 for 2008 and $3,011,000 for 2009.
23.24    Subd. 11. Educate parents partnership. For the educate parents partnership under
23.25Minnesota Statutes, section 124D.129:

23.26		$	50,000	.....	2008
23.27		$	50,000	.....	2009

23.28    Subd. 12. Kindergarten entrance assessment initiative and intervention
23.29program. For the kindergarten entrance assessment initiative and intervention program
23.30under Minnesota Statutes, section 124D.162:

23.31		$	584,000	.....	2008
23.32		$	776,000	.....	2009

23.33    Subd. 13. Head Start programs. For Head Start programs under Minnesota
23.34Statutes, section 119A.52:

24.1		$	20,100,000	.....	2008
24.2		$	20,100,000	.....	2009

24.3    Of these amounts, up to 10 percent of the funds allocated to local Head Start
24.4programs annually may be used for innovative services designed either to target Head
24.5Start resources to particular at-risk groups of children or to provide services in addition
24.6to those currently allowable under federal Head Start regulations. Head Start programs
24.7must submit a plan for innovative services as part of the application process described
24.8under Minnesota Statutes, section 119A.535.
24.9    Subd. 14. Community education aid. For community education aid under
24.10Minnesota Statutes, section 124D.20:

24.11		$	1,307,000	.....	2008
24.12		$	816,000	.....	2009

24.13    The 2008 appropriation includes $195,000 for 2007 and $1,112,000 for 2008.
24.14    The 2009 appropriation includes $123,000 for 2008 and $693,000 for 2009.
24.15    Subd. 15. Adults with disabilities program aid. For adults with disabilities
24.16programs under Minnesota Statutes, section 124D.56:

24.17		$	881,000	.....	2008
24.18		$	900,000	.....	2009

24.19    The 2008 appropriation includes $71,000 for 2007 and $810,000 for 2008.
24.20    The 2009 appropriation includes $90,000 for 2008 and $810,000 for 2009.
24.21    School districts operating existing adults with disabilities programs that are not fully
24.22funded shall receive full funding for the program beginning in fiscal year 2008 before the
24.23commissioner awards grants to other districts.
24.24    Subd. 16. Hearing-impaired adults. For programs for hearing-impaired adults
24.25under Minnesota Statutes, section 124D.57:

24.26		$	70,000	.....	2008
24.27		$	70,000	.....	2009

24.28    Subd. 17. School-age care revenue. For extended day aid under Minnesota
24.29Statutes, section 124D.22:

24.30		$	1,000	.....	2008
24.31		$	1,000	.....	2009

24.32    The 2008 appropriation includes $0 for 2007 and $1,000 for 2008.
24.33    The 2009 appropriation includes $0 for 2008 and $1,000 for 2009.
25.1    Subd. 18. After-school community learning grants. For after-school community
25.2learning grants:

25.3		$	2,775,000	.....	2008
25.4		$	2,600,000	.....	2009

25.5    The commissioner may hire one full-time equivalent staff person to administer the
25.6statewide after-school community learning grant program. This is a onetime appropriation
25.7and does not accrue to the agency base.
25.8    The Department of Education shall give strong consideration to an application
25.9for a grant under this subdivision by Independent School District No. 625, St. Paul, on
25.10behalf of the city of St. Paul to increase the number and quality of after school and school
25.11release time activities for children within the school district. A grant provided under this
25.12subdivision to Independent School District No. 625, St. Paul, in partnership with the
25.13city of St. Paul must improve opportunities for learning provided by the district and by
25.14nonprofit programs serving youth, and for staff development for library and park and
25.15recreation workers who have frequent contact with children.
25.16    Subd. 19. Children and youth healthy development grant. For children and youth
25.17healthy development grant under section 28:

25.18		$	250,000	.....	2008
25.19		$	250,000	.....	2009

25.20    This appropriation is one time.
25.21    Subd. 20. Adult basic education aid. For adult basic education aid under
25.22Minnesota Statutes, section 124D.531:

25.23		$	40,146,000	.....	2008
25.24		$	41,522,000	.....	2009

25.25    The 2008 appropriation includes $3,759,000 for 2007 and $36,387,000 for 2008.
25.26    The 2009 appropriation includes $4,043,000 for 2008 and $37,479,000 for 2009.
25.27    Subd. 21. GED test fees. For GED test fees under Minnesota Statutes, section
25.28124D.55:

25.29		$	300,000	.....	2008
25.30		$	200,000	.....	2009

25.31    $100,000 in fiscal year 2008 is for GED test fees for homeless persons.
25.32    Any balance in the first year does not cancel but is available in the second year.
25.33    Subd. 22. Adult literacy grants for recent immigrants. For adult literacy grants
25.34for recent immigrants to Minnesota under Laws 2006, chapter 282, article 2, section 26:

26.1

$

1,250,000

.....

2008

26.2    Subd. 23. Minnesota Early Learning Foundation. For a grant to the Minnesota
26.3Early Learning Foundation for the scholarship demonstration projects in section 27:

26.4		$	1,250,000	.....	2008
26.5		$	1,250,000	.....	2009

26.6    Any balance in the first year does not cancel but is available in the second year.
26.7    This is a onetime appropriation.

26.8    Sec. 30. DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH.
26.9    $100,000 in fiscal year 2008 and $100,000 in fiscal year 2009 are appropriated from
26.10the general fund to the commissioner of health for lead hazard reduction.

26.11    Sec. 31. REPEALER.
26.12Minnesota Statutes 2006, section 124D.531, subdivision 5, is repealed."
26.13Renumber the sections in sequence and correct the internal references
26.14Amend the title accordingly
26.15Correct the title numbers accordingly